Bill Chipley
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. | July 2, 1920
Died: | December 27, 2002 Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 82)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | E. C. Glass (Lynchburg, Virginia) |
College: | Washington & Lee |
Position: | End, defensive back |
NFL draft: | 1947 / round: 8 / pick: 47 |
Career history | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
William Allen Chipley (July 2, 1920 – December 27, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Yanks/New York Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Boston Yanks in the eighth round of the 1947 NFL draft. He first enrolled at Clemson University before transferring to Washington and Lee University. Chipley attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.[1] Chipley served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee from 1955 to 1956, compiling a record of 1–14.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
1955 | Washington and Lee | 0–7 | 0–1 | 10th | |||||
1956 | Washington and Lee | 1–7 | 0–1 | 9th | |||||
Washington and Lee: | 1–14 | 0–2 | |||||||
Total: | 1–14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Chipley". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Bill Chipley Named Football Coach At W&L University". Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. Associated Press. January 5, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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- Players of American football from Lynchburg, Virginia